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Federal Bureau Of Prisons Awards Ruger a 5-Year Contract
Ruger will be supplying 1750 9mm Ruger KP95 pistols to the Federal Bureau Of Prisons. Ruger P95 The press release is here.
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.50 Glock
Guncrafter Industries are selling a .50 GI conversion kit for the the Glock 20/21. Click to expand the image The .50 GI round should not be compared to the Desert Eagle’s .50 Action Express or the .500 S&W. It is slightly more powerful than the .45 ACP. [Read More…]
Thompson “Lightweight” Pistol
This year Auto Ordnance started selling a Thompson 1927A-1 “Lightweight Deluxe Pistol”, complete with 50 round drum magazine! It has a 10.5″ barrel and aluminum receiver. A total length of 23.3″ and weight 5 lbs. 14.5 oz. Not exactly light [Read More…]
1911 assembly 3D animation
This amazing 3D animation shows a 1911 being assembled. Made with the free open source Blender software, it is the best video I have seen on the internet in a long time. The description: This is an animation i made in blender of a colt 1911. all of the parts are modeled [Read More…]
Building a blackpowder kit pistol
Th Box O’ Truth have published a two part article on the building and shooting of a 1970’s blackpowder .45 cal Philadelphia Derringer kit. The Building The Shooting
Sig Sauer .22LR Rimfire Conversion Kit
According to gunsholstersandgear.com: The .22LR Rimfire Conversion Kit is available for the SIG SAUER P220, P226, and P229 models and feature a black hard coat anodized slide, machined from solid aluminum billet. Offered as a complete replacement assembly, the Rimfire [Read More…]
Beretta Px4 Storm Sub-Compact now available in USA
I thought the pistol was out in January, but they issued this press release yesterday. Either way, it is now available. UPDATE: Tim, in the comments below, let us know that the pistol is due to be released in may-june 08. From the press release: Beretta USA is pleased [Read More…]
Mars pistol: The first pistol with the magazine located under the chamber.
I recently wrote about the new Boberg XR9 pistol which features the magazine beneath the chamber. Dr. StrangeGun discovered that the Gabbett-Fairfax Mars pistol was the first pistol to feature this configuration. High tech and ugly (Photo from Horst Held) From [Read More…]
Ruger has sold 87,000 LCPs!
According to Marshal Halloway Ruger have had orders for 87,000 Ruger LCPs. Thats within 5 days of the launch. Very impressive!
New STI GP6 pistol is really of Slovakian K-100 Grand Power pistol
An observant forum poster, warhawke, noticed that “new” STI GP6 pistol bore a striking resemblance to the Slovakian K-100 Grand Power pistol. They are in fact one of the same, although there is no mention of the pistols’ heritage on the STI website [Read More…]
Boberg XR9: High Tech Pocket Pistol
The XR9 is a prototype 9mm pocket pistol by Boberg Engineering. What makes it special is that the magazine located directly under the chamber. This allows it to have a full size barrel (4.2”). Think of it as a bullpup equivalent in a pistol (not the best analogy but [Read More…]
Bul Handguns
Bul handguns will be distributed in the US by Charles Daly. They are made in Israel. DoubleTapper has more information on their use with the Fobus stock in Israel (which is not likely to be offered to civilians in the US) These photo were taken by TalonArms.com at SHOT [Read More…]
Magpul Folding Carbine FMG 9
Check out the latest Magpul creation. It is a folding carbine. Similar to the Ares FMG and PP-90. It appears to use some glock parts uses the Glock action, magazines and laser systems. A couple of video demostrations: Some photos from GlockTalk.com: It looks very cool! [Read More…]
Ruger LCP
Hot on the heels of the new SR9 Ruger has released the LCP .380 Auto Lightweight Compact Auto. It is good to see Ruger waking up and addressing customer demand. It will sell for $330. The 9.4 ounce LCP pistol has a capacity of 6 + 1 rounds of .380 Auto. With a height of [Read More…]
Iran clones Israeli cornershot
Iran is one of those countries who are not happy when they are not copying weapons designed by other countries. The irony is that they have copied an Israeli weapon. These grainy photos were taken from a video (see below). There are a few parts that look different to [Read More…]
What happens when you fire a .45 with a bullet stuck in the barrel?
Surprisingly, not very much! HS Arms tested their .45 HS-45 pistol by firing a under-loaded round that did not exit the barrel then firing a factory round. “precisely measuring of the pistol parts showed only a small up bulging of the barrel, resulting from the [Read More…]
PistolCam
An interesting device. Although I cannot see why officers would want it. More likely to get them into trouble, than exonerate them I would think. PistolCam®, with it’s patented AUTO-ON technology records 60 minutes of video documentation. Using MPEG4 imaging [Read More…]
Search for new US military pistol is still on
I was under the impression that the military had given up the idea of replacing the M9. Apparently not, according to Military.com: The Air Force had asked for $90 million in the 2007 supplemental to buy new, more powerful pistols. Instead, congressional negotiators [Read More…]
US Army buys another 25,403 M9 pistols
Following the recent purchase of 10,000 M9 pistols by the US Army and Navy, Beretta has announced a new multi-year contact to supply the Army with another 25,403 M9 pistols. From the press release Beretta has just announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract [Read More…]
US Military buys more M9 pistols
According the Guns Magazine the US Army and Navy have purchased 10,576 M9 pistols (I do wonder how they come up with these exact numbers). Beretta USA received purchase orders from the US Army and US Navy for a total of 10,576 M9 pistols (5,969 for the Army, 4,607 for [Read More…]
Kahr .45 ACP PM4543
This is one of Kahr’s new pistols released this year. Specs: Caliber: .45 ACP Capacity: 5+1 Barrel: 3.14″ Weights: Pistol 17.3 ounces, magazine 2 ounces Retail: $838 More info here.
Kahr .45 ACP CW4543
This is one of Kahr’s new pistols released this year. Specs: Caliber: .45 ACP Capacity: 6+1 Barrel: 3.64″ Weight: 19.7 ounces, magazine: 2 ounces Retail Price: $556 More here.
Camo USP Tactical Photo
Ninjamaster at HKPRO forum posted before and after pictures of his USP Tactical pistol which be gave the photoshop camo treatment. I think it looks great. More here.
A unique 1911
Unique may be putting is nicely. The owner of this pistol has gone too far! Click to expand the image. Xavier thinks the jeweling looks ugly. Personally I think jeweling looks very attractive, although on this pistol it is overdone. More at Xavier Thoughts
Beretta Model 92FS Animation
This animation demonstrates how the Beretta 92FS works. (Below is just an image, click the link to watch the animation) Watch it here. Hat Tip: Sear and Hammer
New Glock 30SF
GlockWorld.com is now allowing preorder on the Glock 30SF Yet another groundbreaking firearm from Glock. The new Glock 30SF (slim frame) .45ACP Sub Compact pistol uses the same advances as its predecessor, the Glock 21SF. A slimmed down backstrap, ambidextrous [Read More…]
Magazine Safeties
The Unforgiving Minute has a post on the dangers of magazine safeties. Referring to the SR9: It is the worst of the worst! With the magazine removed, the trigger functions normally, dropping the hammer, but the gun is prevented from firing. (…) It simply blocks [Read More…]
Kimber Expands Premium 9mm 1911 Models
Press release Yonkers, New York, January 10, 2007 – Kimber® has announced the new Aegis family of premium 1911 pistols chambered in 9mm. The Aegis IIâ„¢ was the first ultra-compact 9mm pistol in company history. Introduced in May 2006 as a limited edition, [Read More…]
Ruger Charger Pistol
Ruger are now offering a pistol with the 10/22 action! This is big news. Many Ruger 10/22 fans long to be able to create ‘ultimate’ 10/22 pistols but you cannot legally take a rifle and convert it into a pistol. I predict that within a few months there are [Read More…]
Gangsta Desert Eagle
This is just ridiculous! It is a tiger striped .50AE Desert Eagle Anyone buying such a gun is trying to send a clear message. That message is “I am the greasiest and most tasteless pimp that ever graced the streets!” To read more about it, and how much it [Read More…]